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Excelsior! Avengers: Endgame Tops Avatar As Highest-Grossing Movie Of All Time

It's official! Cue "We Are The Champions" 'cause Marvel did it. This weekend, Avengers: Endgame is passing Avatar as the highest-grossing movie of all time, not adjusting for inflation.

The timing worked out nicely, since Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige got to make the big announcement Saturday during the Marvel panel at San Diego Comic-Con. On Sunday, Avengers: Endgame will make just enough to dethrone Avatar.

Avatar's worldwide total is said to be $2.7897 billion, which is actually more than the $2.7879 billion posted on Box Office Mojo. According to Deadline, that's because Disney/Fox added a small amount of reissue grosses from markets around the world over the years. Since Disney now has both movies under its umbrella, it may not care too much about who wins this battle.

As of Saturday, Endgame was still down $500,000 in worldwide ticket sales, but Avengers 4 will officially pass that within the hours of Sunday, July 21.

Kevin Feige addressed the milestone during Marvel's Hall H panel, which included a series of stunning announcements:

Since Disney closed its $71.3 billion acquisition of Fox, “Avatar” is now part of the Disney empire. That means the Buena Vista company is currently home to seven of the top 10 highest-grossing films of all time.

Marvel president Kevin Feige announced the benchmark during the studio’s Comic-Con presentation in San Diego on Saturday.

“A huge congratulations to the Marvel Studios and Walt Disney Studios teams, and thank you to the fans around the world who lifted ‘Avengers: Endgame’ to these historic heights,” Alan Horn, Disney co-chairman and chief creative officer, said in a statement. “Of course, even with the passage of a decade, the impact of James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ remains as powerful as ever, and the astonishing achievements of both of these films are ongoing proof of the power of movies to move people and bring them together in a shared experience. The talented filmmakers behind these worlds have much more in store, and we look forward to the future of both the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Pandora.”